New players join Lakers Volleyball

MCC-Longview this week unveiled the new players and a new team manager that will join the Lakers this fall for the 2011 season.

Ali Tomlin, Brooke Endsley, Julia LaBella, Rebecca Jordan, Sammi Phegley and Taylor Charmichael will join the Lakers for their summer camp and training as they prepare for the upcoming season. To keep track of your Lakers Volleyball team, be sure to check in here, on Facebook and over at the Lakers Volleyball Website.

Read about where each of the new players are coming from after the jump.

Lakers baseball headed to the post-season.

Coming off a victory in Iowa, the MCC-Longview Lakers baseball team will compete in the NJCAA Districts against Kansas's top team, Dodge City Community College.

The Lakers will then take on the Oklahoma top team, which is to be determined, in Oklahoma.

If they win there, the Lakers will advance to the NJCAA World Series in Enid, OK on May 28.

The Lakers are battle-tested and more than ready to take on any team. Wish them luck and keep them in your thoughts as they gear up for their ultimate goal, to bring home another National Championship.

Hometown newspaper features Lakers baseball player Shawn Egge

The Williston Herald caught up with Shawn as he is deep into another successful season with the Lakers. Check out the article as it highlights some of the great accomplishments and record breaking achievements Shawn has been making while played ball at Longview.

Lakers go 3-1 in their first 4 games on the road

The MCC-Longview Lakers baseball team is 3-1 in their first four games in Enid, Oklahoma, this past Tuesday and Wednesday.

Way to go!

They travel back to Oklahoma this weekend where we hope the success and this beautiful weather continues.

Don't miss the Lakers' first home game coming up on March 5 and 6 at 1 p.m. against the Des Moines Area Community College.

For more information, check out the MCC-Longview Facebook page.

Register your child for the MCC-Longview winter baseball camps

Check out some of the exciting baseball camp opportunities offered by MCC-Longview's own Lakers Baseball coaches.



K through 6th grade camps

1st Session

Jan. 17, 24, 31 & Feb. 7

2nd Session

Feb. 14, 21, 28 & March 7

Times

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Cost

$80 for one session

$150 for two sessions

These pitching and/or hitting camps are progressive camps. Each session is four dates for one hour each time. Participants have the choice of picking one of two time slots and doing pitching and/or hitting. Pitching camps will focus on developing proper mechanics and increasing strike percentage. Hitting camps will focus on proper mechanics and increasing consistency of contact. Each time slot is limited to 6 hitters and 6 pitchers. Call now to reserve your spot.


7th Grade though 12th Grade camps

Jan.15, 22, 29 and Feb. 5

Pitching/Catching- 1 - 3:30 p.m.

Hitting- 3:30 - 6 p.m.

Cost

Pitching $50, Hitting $50 and Catching $20

Pitching and Hitting $90

Catching and Hitting $60

All four Pitching $180

All four Hitting $180

All four Catching $60

Four Pitching and Hitting $360

Four Catching and Hitting $240

Four individual camps will highlight either pitching or catching and/or hitting. Pitchers will work on mechanics and ways to increase velocity. Catchers will work on basic receiving and blocking skills and throwing.
The Hitting camp will focus on ways to increase power and consistency of contact. All camps will be age appropriate.

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All camps will be instructed by the MCC-Longview Lakers baseball coaching staff, Head Coach Clint Culbertson and Assistant Ramon Grado. In 2007, their first year coaching the Lakers, they led the team to their first ever National Championship title. Since then the Lakers have won Regional Titles in 07, 08 and 10 and won District Titles in 07 and O8 and made another World Series appearance in 08.

Culbertson has coached at the collegiate level for eleven years including a four year stint at the University of Central Missouri, making the World Series each of his four years. There, as pitching coach, he won his first National Championship title in 2003.

Together Coaches Culbertson and Grado have over 20 years of baseball coaching experience.

Questions? Call Coach Culbertson at 816.604.2193 or email him at clint.culbertson@mcckc.edu

Lakers volleyball continues to dominate as the team pushes season record to 15-5

MCC-Longview's Laker volleyball team went on an impressive 3-0 winning streak on the road this past weekend at a tournament in Central Iowa.

Here is what assistant volleyball coach Marnie Winters had to say about the team's performance:

"We had a fantastic week and improved our record to 15-5.

"Kat Partridge, our setter, is still ranked #1 in the nation in assists/set and pulled further away with that lead after adding 114 assists from the last three games. her average assists per set (game) is 11.17!

"Ali Cavanaugh is ranked 41st in the nation in digs per set. She added 46 digs to her total (now 269) for the season! She also finished last week with an outstanding .44 kill percentage with 30 kills in three matches! Ali is a 5'5" outside hitter.

"Emily Brand, one of our middle hitters, had 31 kills last week and finished with a .46 kill percentage! She served 45 times, had 2 aces, zero errors and won 31 points off of those serves! That's a 69% serve point average.

"Our other middle hitter, Mel Church, is ranked 41st in the nation in kills per set. She added 15 kills this weekend, to her total (now 186) for the season.
GO LAKERS!!

The Lakers play tonight at home, 6 p.m. Longview Recreation Center, against Allen County Community College.

MCC-Longview Lakers volleyball kicks off another intense season

In their opening week, the MCC-Longview Lakers' volleyball team did not shy away from their competition in two intense matches both on the road and at home.

The Lakers dropped their first game of the season against Allen County Community College in an away game, but two days later came right back for a big win against Cottey College.

The Lakers beat Cottey in three sets. The scores were 25-16, 25-14, 25-12.


In the final set the team had a 44 percent kill rate. The Lakers made 44 serves with only 4 errors - or a 91 percent kill rate. Andrea Lopez had 14 digs, Emily Brand, Ali Cavanaugh, and Mel Church had nine kills each.

The Lakers are on the road again this weekend as they take on Kansas City Kansas Community College in a double header on Sept 3 and 4. The following weekend they then head to the Highland Community College Tournament in Kansas

Laker's Volleyball team to take on alumni this Friday.

The MCC-Longview Laker's Volleyball team will be taking on a familiar foe this Friday: Former Players.

Join Lakers past and present for the MCC-Longview Laker Alumni Challenge. Current players will square off against former players and alumni in a scrimmage that should be full of fireworks.

"It's a yearly event focused on keeping in-touch with our past volleyball players and also allows us a challenging pre-season scrimmage," said assistant coach Marnie Winters. "Plus, keeping our alumni involved really helps keeps this program alive."

The Alumni Challenge is set to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday at the MCC-Longview Recreation Center. The entire bout will include three sets and will give fans a chance to see the 2010 Lakers Volleyball team in action.

For more information, call 816.604.2400.